Panaeolus papilionaceus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Bolbitiaceae |
Genus: | Panaeolus |
Species: | P. papilionaceus
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Binomial name | |
Panaeolus papilionaceus | |
Synonyms | |
Agaricus calosus |
Panaeolus papilionaceus | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is convex | |
Hymenium is adnexed | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is black | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is inedible |
Panaeolus papilionaceus, also known as Agaricus calosus, Panaeolus campanulatus, Panaeolus retirugis,[1] and Panaeolus sphinctrinus,[1] and commonly known as Petticoat mottlegill, is a very common and widely distributed little brown mushroom that feeds on dung.
This mushroom is the type species for the genus Panaeolus.